In this unit, students will learn about the five themes of Geography Mapping: location, place, human environment interaction, movement, and region.

In this mini-lesson, the students will participate in a scenario where they will be playing a specific assigned economic role (groups) with the simple goal of trying to thrive in a highly fluid economic situation. Through the interactions between the groups, the students will gain an understanding of how economic situations and roles of society relate to each other to determine one’s well being, the choices made that lead to one’s being, and how these choices affect the society at large.

This lesson focuses on the importance of geographic features and the abundance of natural resources that helped ancient Egypt become the world's first superpower. Students will learn about the geography and resources available to the ancient Egyptians and create a multimedia tour that demonstrates this learning to others.

In this lesson, students explore the importance of food production and food surpluses to the origin and historical development of urban ecosystems. To understand how the exploitation of forests, irrigation waters, and other resources led to catastrophic consequences for some early cities.

In this lesson, students will explore the motives of Christopher Columbus's 1492 exploration, the controversy surrounding the changes Columbus's voyages initiated, and the impact of the Columbian Exchange on Native American cultures. Students participate in two simulation activities and a class discussion of these topics.